I was interviewing for a management position at rental car company, and after the standard questions, the interviewer asked me how many hours I'd be willing to work. I said 40 or 45, like I would for any other 9 to 5 job. She responded with a look like she'd just swallowed raw sewage, and asked how I felt about working 50 to 60 hours a week, not including lunch breaks. I'm glad they didn't call me back.
Kudos to her for not hiding it. Surviving something like that is something to be proud of, and stickers are less painful than a tattoo on her other leg.
The snippet quoted above is flawed. There are probably thousands if not millions of people in Western civilization who would jump at the chance to take a one-way trip to Mars, either alone or en masse. The problem is that the over-achievers given preferential treatment by NASA and its ilk thrive on public recognition.
Thai hit the nail on the head. There have been a lot of cases where child abuse was only discovered because of a teacher at their school who noticed bruises, odd behavior, etcetera. Home schooling is a godsend for pedophiles.
Yes, but that piano was not 'dead'. The human equivalent would be setting fire to his ex-wife and having sex with the corpse.